Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-02-03
Quorum COURT Monday next.

Quorum court Monday next.
= s. T. Shipley, jr. is home on q visit.
Matt. Fink is sojourning in Florida.
Rev. j. M. Hall has been on the sick
list for some days.
j. ii. Dosser made a short business
trip to Knoxville last week.
Several wagons laden with tobacco,
were on our streets this week. E9
Quite a rush of taxpayers to the cap
tain's office for the past few days.
Another young lady arrived at the
residence of S. II. Anderson, last week.
The thaw and recent heavy rains
have made our roads almost" impossible.
"A. B. Cummings is reported on the
sick list. We trust he may soon be out
again.
Tho Greeneville Republican o de.
votes a special column 10 the colored
people.
w. G. Emmert, of Erwin, Unicoi
county, paid this office q pleasant visit
Tuesday.
Miss Minnie G. johnson spent Tues.
day, last, with her grandmother johnson,
of this place.
Miss Ida May Sparks, who has been
quite sick for the last ten days, we learn
is recovering.
MIR. Jere Boyd, one Of our oldest citi-
zens who has been sick for some days, is
getting well.
We hear from our country friends
that the bottom has fallen out of most of
our county roads.
Mr.. John Garrison now occupies the
residence vacated some weeks since by
Mr.. REESE Thomas.
WIN. M. Grisham, of this town, is
erecting q handsome residence on his
farm near this place.
Miss Sophia Campbell has returned,
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Woods, of
Rothcrwood, Hawkins county.
Two hundred and seventy. three tax
receipts were made u at the Office of
John s. Mathes, county trustee, on Mon
day, a~ggregating $1527.1 10.
Geo. r. Mcclellan, Deputy United
States Revenue Collector, passed through
on Tuesday nights train en- route from
Knoxville TO headquarters at johnson
City.
Go to j. ]. Hunts Corner Drug
Store, If you are either near or far-sight,
ed, and let DR.. +. Z. Britton fit your eyes
with a pair of the celebrated Diamond
Spectacles. Full line Of these glasses
just in.
Notwithstanding the muddy roads,
tax collectors, and the cry of hard times
a large number Of our countymen have
been in town and trade has been lively
for the week past.
John A. Armstrong, who for thu
past five years has been in the employ o.
Cowan, McClung & Co., Knoxville, Il
making a short visit at the residence O
his father, DR.. E. Armstrong.
j. S. Butler will put up a substantial
building, about DO X 80 feet in size, OF
the lot between Martin & Sons agricul
tural depot and Andcrson's livery stable
The lumber is now being sawed ant
work of construction will be begun q
loon as the weather becomes settled. I
is Mr.. Buffers design to use the buildin!
as a tobacco warehouse next year.
Mrs. Annie W. johnson returned from
Nashville a few days since, where sh,
had been in the interest Of her daughter
She resumed teaching at Tclford on Mon
day. AS soon as practicable, her daugh
ter. Miss Minnie G. johnson, will ente
the State Normal University. where sh,
will take a thorough normal course. Sh
will visit her uncle John M. Johnson
family at Asheville, N. G., before goinI
to Nashville.
james &. Epps, of the law firm o
Allison & Epps, gave his many friend
here n genuine matrimonial surprise o
the eth of January, by quietly repairin
TO the residence of Mr.. j.. G. Hardin
neal johnson City and taking to himsel
a wife, in TIE person of Miss Mollie I
Hardin. The ceremony was performe
by Rev. Josephus llopwood, Of Milligar
at Z o'clock p. M, of the day name
above. Miss Hardin is one Of Washing
ton county's most cstimable and culture
young ladies'. We congratulate the new
ly we'd pair wishing that only blessing
may be In store for them.